# Favorite flavor combinations that make other people go "eewww" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577 "2004-02-28T04:19:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/41 "2004-02-29T02:48:56Z")
> [@Thea Logica](#): > > Once at a class party, I brought my famous brownies with crushed chilis in them. I put a sticker on the pan informing potential eaters of the brownies that they had crushed red chilis in them. I told the entire class the brownies had crushed red chilis in them. One girl bit into one, then asked me if they had something spicy in them. I said, “yeah, crushed red chili peppers.” Guess she thought I was kidding what with the sticker on the pan and the telling everyone.She took another bite, then threw abandoned the rest on her plate. She didn’t think it tasted bad, it was just that the spicy/chocolatey combination created some kind of sensory dissonance in her taste buds. The teacher scolded me- said I should have warned people about the red chilis in the brownies. Then she helped herself to another one… > > About half the class refused to even try them. With the exception of the one girl, everyone who did try them thought they were great. Not so weird. Unsweetened chocolate with peppers is called mole. It’s used as a sauce on meat – chicken or beef. In the movie [Chocolat](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241303/combined) it was one of the items featured at the birthday dinner. A couple years ago Dreyer’s came out with Chilly Chili, vanilla with a mole ribbon and pepper-coated spanish peanuts. Loved it but they never made another batch. > [@sugaree](#): > > Someone told me that folks from Santa Fe, NM put unsweetened baking chocolate into their chili. I tried it and it’s great. My chili secret ingredient is a couple teaspoons of ground clove. It smells totally weird the first hour or so, but by the time its done it’s mellowed out to something . . . unusual. No one’s objected to it. DD ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/42 "2004-02-29T03:02:52Z")
In Kindergarten, I ate peanut butter and cheese sandwiches. I cannot stand them now for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/43 "2004-02-29T03:06:42Z")
**Thea Logica** : I had the opportunity to try a few red chili chocolates some time last year. They were pretty good. Apparently, they were Korean; keep an eye out at your local import food store (or ask them to order some) I rarely cook anymore, especially since I don’t have a kitchen, but mint and hot pepper combine particularly well. Almost everybody likes sweet and sour; why not hot and minty? And if you want weird flavor combinations, try watching _Iron Chef_ (which you probably do anyway). ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/44 "2004-02-29T04:41:01Z")
> [@tracer](#): > > I gotta admit, next to some of the entries in this thread, my dad’s enjoyment of “piggy frosting” (peanut butter, butter, and jam or marmalade, all mixed together and eaten with a butterknife) is pretty tame. The Atkins PB&J? Sweet/salt combo lovers should try some [Dutch licorice](http://www.bad-candy.com/candies/dubbelzout/). I love ths stuff, but it’s an, errrr, acquired taste. ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/45 "2004-02-29T09:17:00Z")
Hahahahaha 🙂 **Yookeroo** Thank you for that link. Try it with peppermint. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/46 "2004-02-29T11:07:20Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > The Atkins PB&J? > > Sweet/salt combo lovers should try some [Dutch licorice](http://www.bad-candy.com/candies/dubbelzout/). I love ths stuff, but it’s an, errrr, acquired taste. That stuff is THE DEBBIL! ---
**Author:** ![TERRA\_Rising](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TERRA\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TERRA_Rising)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/47 "2004-02-29T11:21:14Z")
I once made a Lasagna with _Spam_. It was good, but I will never serve that to guests again! ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/48 "2004-02-29T12:15:05Z")
> [@sugaree](#): > > Someone told me that folks from Santa Fe, NM put unsweetened baking chocolate into their chili. I tried it and it’s great. Cocoa is one of the ingredients that gives that special flavor to Cincinnati-style chili, too. Mmmm, chili. If you visit Cincinnati without coming to a chili parlor, you might as well have stayed home. ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/49 "2004-02-29T14:00:56Z")
At the Minnesota State Fair, in among the Pronto Pups, Cheese Curds, and Mac-and-Cheese-onna-stick, there is always a couple of booths selling “Pickle Dogs.” Take a slice or two of thinly sliced corned beef, spread cream cheese evenly on them, and wrap them around a dill pickle spear. Delicious! Of course, whenever I buy one, my friends all make gagging, retching noises. What can I say? It’s healthier than the deep-fried Snickers bar that one of my friends gets every year. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/50 "2004-02-29T15:53:53Z")
Grilled cheese sandwiches with dill pickle slices. Seems like a perfectly natural combination to me, but I always get funny looks when I request them. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/51 "2004-02-29T17:34:53Z")
Liver and lima beans. I don’t mix them together, but they are my favorite meal (with maybe a baked potato on the side). Unfortunately, I can’t have either all that often since my wife hates them both. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/52 "2004-02-29T17:39:27Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Liver and lima beans. I don’t mix them together, but they are my favorite meal (with maybe a baked potato on the side). Unfortunately, I can’t have either all that often since my wife hates them both. Potato on the side? I’d have thought you’d have had a nice chianti. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/53 "2004-02-29T17:46:51Z")
No no no, that’s **fava beans** that go with liver and Chianti! Fun fact: liver, fava beans, and wine all contain a substance that can kill you if you’re taking a first-generation MAO inhibitor. (MAO inhibitors used to be frequently prescribed for mental patients as an antidepressant drug before things like Elevil and Prozac came along.) ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/54 "2004-02-29T21:50:16Z")
Raw carrots and cheddar cheese are a favorite. Take a bite of carrot and a bite of cheese at the same time. Mmmm. I also like roast beef and cole slaw sandwiches on a pumpernickel bagel. ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/55 "2004-02-29T21:54:27Z")
Ever since I was a child, I’ve eaten peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. My mother eats them, and her mother eats them, and her mother ate them. . . and so on. When I was a kid it was pretty basic, you spread peanut butter on two slices of bread, sliced up a pickle, distributed it evenly, put the two slices of bread together and ate it. Now that I’m older though, I’ve become more picky about it. First, it absolutely HAS to be creamy peanut butter. Second, it absolutely has to be crunchy dill pickles (like Claussen). Finally, the bread HAS to be toasted whole wheat or onion rye. Honestly, the flavors mix perfectly. DELICIOUS. I think i’ll have one right now. . . 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/56 "2004-02-29T22:00:29Z")
> [@Alias](#): > > First, it absolutely HAS to be creamy peanut butter. I wondered who it was bought that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/57 "2004-02-29T22:51:57Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Cheese and strawberry jam sandwiches. And if I can get just one person reading this to try my favourite sandwich ever, I’ll be a happy man (I believe Elvis was partial to a deep-fried variant of this): According to the woman who cooked for him, Elvis’ favoritesandwich was a a peanut butter and banana sandwich panfried in butter (not deep fried and she didn’t mention anything bacon on it). this has been mentioned several times in the Memphis newspaper and the woman also appeared on David Letterman show and fixed it. David Letterman was totally grossed out by all of the butter. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/58 "2004-02-29T23:57:39Z")
peanut butter, mayonnaise, and banana (or pineapple) sandwich - mmmmmmm Spam casserole - thin slices of Spam layered with cooked sliced potatoes, cooked macaroni, and cheddar cheese. Trust me on this one. Hot popcorn and cold milk - the glass never over flows. (Got this from _Farm Boy_, Laura Ingalls Wilder, but it’s so good.) ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/59 "2004-03-01T00:51:07Z")
Boy, I can’t compete with some of these combinations! I was going to mention our neighbor when I was a kid, who ate peanut butter and Spanish onion sandwiches, but that’s already been mentioned. As much as I like both, I couldn’t bear to try them together… I like toasted peanut butter and banana sandwiches, but the very idea makes my wife ill. She says her brother eats peanut butter and pickle sandwiches too, which I’d never heard of until I read this thread. My wife also used to refuse to eat tomatoes of any kind, until I turned her on to BLTs with Miracle Whip instead of mayo. Now she can’t get enough of them. I didn’t know prior to coming here what a bad reputation Miracle Whip has. But I prefer it hands down over mayonnaise, which I think is thick and oily and bland-tasting goo. That said, the only things I would use MW for is the BLTs, in cole slaw (haven’t had this since my mom died) and in potato salad. (I read another thread about midwesterners who put it on everything - tacos, Jello fercryinoutloud… that’s just _wrong_). ---
**Author:** ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577/60 "2004-03-01T01:14:04Z")
Ooohh… **Reality Chuck** just posted my favorite meal: liver and lima beans. My husband won’t touch them either, **Chuck** , so I rarely eat them. But if he’s away on business or something, and I want to go to the trouble, it is a yummy indulgence. My first thought when I saw the thread title was potato chips and chocolate which, having read some of the combos you all like, doesn’t seem that weird anymore. More of that oft mentioned sweet/salty sensation, I guess. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-flavor-combinations-that-make-other-people-go-eewww/231577.md?page=4)